South African legal developments

The High Court dealt with an application to wind up Afri Goal (Pty) Ltd on the ground that it was unable to pay its debts. The court found that commercial insolvency was established and granted a provisional winding-up order with a rule nisi.

The Western Cape High Court reviewed two criminal matters and set aside convictions and sentences in both. In S v Sean and Another, the court set aside convictions for housebreaking with intent to steal and theft, and in S v Van Wyk it set aside the conviction and 18 month sentence on count 2 for theft out of a motor vehicle.

The notice is identified as a Government Notice from the Department of Employment and Labour, numbered R. 7829, and dated 17 August 2026. It appears in the Government Gazette No. 55201 and is also stated to be available online.

The supplied text is a government gazette header from 17 August 2026 issued under the Department of Science, Technology and Innovation. It identifies Government Notice No. 7831 in Gazette No. 55203, but does not include the amended declaration or its substance.

The supplied text identifies a government notice from the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources published on 17 August 2026. It records notice number 7830 in the Government Gazette.

The notice is a proclamation by the President of the Republic of South Africa concerning the Transport Appeal Tribunal Amendment Act, 2024 (Act No. 41 of 2024). It states that, in terms of section 13, the Amendment Act is determined to come into operation on the date of publication of the proclamation in the Gazette.

The Department of Transport published draft amendments to the National Road Traffic Regulations, 2000 for public comments. The notice says the Minister intends to make the regulations in the Schedule and invites written comments, objections or representations within 30 days from the date of publication. The draft amendments deal with the validity of learner's licences and driving licence cards, including different periods for various licence codes.

The President issued Proclamation Notice 338 of 2026 concerning the Wysigingswet op die Vervoerappe ltribunaal, 2024 (Wet No. 41 van 2024). The text states that, under section 13, the Act will come into operation on the date of publication of the proclamation in the Staatskoerant.

The High Court dealt with an interlocutory application about whether discovery procedures should be made applicable in the main application. The court dismissed the application and ordered the Applicant to pay party and party costs on scale C, including the costs of two counsel.

The High Court in Johannesburg considered an application for reconsideration of an ex parte order granted on 25 February 2025 concerning CAT equipment under a written Master Sale Agreement. The judgment records the parties’ disputes about non-payment, cancellation, possession of the loader, disclosure, and whether Part B should be heard separately. The application for reconsideration was dismissed and costs were ordered on an attorney and client scale.

The High Court considered an urgent contempt application arising from an earlier order about the schooling and IEB registration of two Grade 12 learners. The court dismissed the contempt and committal applications and directed that the s18(3) application be brought before Vele AJ to be heard with the leave to appeal application. Each party was ordered to pay their own costs.

The High Court considered an application for condonation and leave to appeal in Dzimba and Another v Company Unique Finance (Pty) Limited and Others. The court granted condonation for the late filing, but dismissed the application for leave to appeal with costs. The judgment also refers to earlier findings about the Prescription Act, Rule 10A, and the main application having been launched more than three years after the applicants had sufficient knowledge of their claim.

The High Court in Johannesburg dealt with an application for summary judgment brought by a body corporate against a respondent for outstanding levies. The judgment records arguments about prescription, jurisdiction, locus standi and the amount claimed, and grants summary judgment for part of the claim while refusing it for the balance.

The judgment deals with costs in long-running litigation involving the CADAC Pension Fund and intervening parties. The court refers to prior proceedings, including earlier offers and tax-related correspondence, and then orders the first respondent to pay the intervening parties' costs on a party and party scale B. The judgment date is 17 August 2026.

The judgment concerns an application about the administration of the estate of the late Magdalene Jansen, the Robertson property, and the validity and interpretation of a disputed joint will. The court says the papers contained material disputes of fact and that the applicants could not use the replying affidavit, practice note, or heads of argument to make out a new case. The application was dismissed with costs.

The High Court considered an application for leave to appeal in a dispute about the interpretation of a Memorandum of Agreement. The judge said the applicant had identified a competing construction of the MOA that gave rise to a reasonable prospect that another court may uphold the appeal, and leave to appeal to the Full Court was granted.